Annabelle Johnson(Paddycat)

I'm one of the many hundreds of expat Brits living in France. Recently retired, I'm no spring chicken, so I've got plenty of lifetime experiences to talk about. What's more, I've always lived life at a hectic pace and there is no sign yet that things are in danger of slowing down. Despite dreams of a calm, relaxed life in the French countryside, life here has turned out to be just as busy as it has always been, but I love it!

This profuse, successful plant has had many different names over the centuries. It was originally called Dent-de-lioun from a Middle English term which came from the old French word, dentdelion. That literally...